Bengaluru (Karnataka)

Bengaluru's Jnanabharathi Police have arrested a man accused of harassing a young woman in Bengaluru. He forced the woman to create a romantic connection and harassed her by trying to tear off her clothes.

In a recent incident in Bengaluru, a man had begun pestering a woman by repetitively forcing her into a relationship after introducing himself through Instagram. The harassment escalated further as he would follow her wherever she went, hit her with his hands and use abrasive and abusive language towards her.

On December 22, the accused came to the PG she was living in and started to force her to fall in love with him. It escalated when he started hitting her on her head, back, and neck. He grabbed her by her hand to try to tear off the shirt she was wearing and ran away from the scene after the harassment.

Based on this information, the Jnanabharathi Police Station registered a case under the relevant sections on the same day. That included Sections 74, 75, 76, 78, 79, and 351(2) of BNS-2023, and further investigation was conducted to apprehend the accused.

These sections primarily address criminal offences against women, while Section 351(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita pertains to criminal intimidation.

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The police acted swiftly in the case and nabbed the accused in under 24 hours. They identified and located him to apprehend him for further investigation into the matter.

The DCP of the South-West Division, Anita B Haddannavar IPS and ACP of Kengeri Sub-Division, Basavaraj Teli, Police Inspector of Gnanabharathi Police Station, Ravi M.S., Police Sub-Inspector, Vijay Kumar S.M., Police Sub-Inspector Kiran Kumar G.K., and staff members Hanumant H.C. and Omkar Kulkarni were involved in the prompt arrest of the accused.